Apple could remove 3D Touch from new iPhones, analyst says

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Apple made a huge deal about 3D Touch when it came to the iPhone in 2015. Now, just three years and phone generations later, Apple’s pressure-sensitive screen technology might be on its way out the door.

Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis said today that it’s “widely understood” that some of this year’s iPhones won’t include 3D Touch, according to MacRumors, which saw his note to investors.

“We’re going to waste a whole year of engineering ... if it doesn’t do something that [people] are going to use.”

Curtis was referring to the two rumored high-end iPhones, which will include OLED displays (like the iPhone X). That still leaves the other rumored model, which is supposed to look like a larger version of the iPhone X with a cheaper LCD...

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